LOCUM TENENS


Meaning of LOCUM TENENS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈtē-ˌnenz, -ˈte-, -nənz ]

noun

( plural locum te·nen·tes -ti-ˈnen-ˌtēz)

Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, (one) holding a place

Date: 1641

: one filling an office for a time or temporarily taking the place of another — used especially of a doctor or clergyman

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